r/mildlyinfuriating • • 20d ago

Unskippable ad I keep getting threatening texts

I get these ALL the time. I’ve never donated to these “people.” Never supported them. Never voted for them. Nor has my wife. I received four of these today. All threats. Always a telling me it’s my last chance. These are some of the less malicious-sounding ones.

I’m not even sure they’re legitimately from those parties, though I wouldn’t put it past them.

So… report as spam. Report as spam. Report as spam.

It isn’t like it’s painful. Just pretty irritating.

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u/Budget_Persimmon_195 19d ago

you cant block them. its a new number every time.

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u/Informal-Comb1989 19d ago

Yeah they spoof numbers and cycle them

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u/chknboy 19d ago

You could report a number to the IC3 website, they specialize crimes related to fraud and unauthorized contact. I did this to spam callers all coming from the same first 6 digits of the phone number, and I never got a call from them again.

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u/JonDoeJoe 19d ago

When you block spoof numbers, which number gets blocked? The hidden real number or the spoofed one?